Happy Birthday, Double-Plus-Ungood

Born: Glasgow, Scotland waaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1957 (and yes, there were electric guitars back then).

Looks like: Gary Oldman, Danny Kaye, John Travolta, Richard Strauss, Edward Elgar, Billy Bob Thorton, Stephen Spielberg, Ehud Barak, and/or Nikolaus Harnoncourt. False positive: Ayn Rand.

Also born on this day:

1612 - Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40) / conquered Baghdad. What did he know that we don't?
1667 - Jean Bernoulli, mathematician / explained why the toilet water bobs up and down when the wind blows.
1880 - Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo (can you name the other two?)
1906 - Leo Durocher, baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants) / Leo the Lip
1944 - Bobbie Gentry, singer / what did Billi-Jo throw off the bridge?

On this day in history:

1586 Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia / he was such a stupid get.
1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long.) / OK, there's a joke (maybe two) in here somewhere.

Many happy returns! Sneak an extra couple of spoonfuls of that trifle while no one is looking, my friend. Go on -- a couple of extra laps around the park and it'll be just fine.

Stop by and say hi.